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Year-on-year inflation in Laos increased to 23.6 percent in June, according to the latest statistics from the Lao Statistics Bureau, reports Laotian Times.

Some older workers here have a tough time adjusting to new work processes and technologies, while others cannot put in long hours due to personal or health reasons.

Cambodia is ready to host the 16th Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) on June 22 in Phnom Penh, according to a defense ministry's press statement on Friday.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) gathers ministers in Geneva Sunday to tackle pressing issues including global food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

The government has pledged to take stronger action to manage currency exchange rates and address the fuel shortage and the debts owed to private companies and foreign countries.

Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies and concern spread that more cities may soon be in the same situation.

Chinese shares look poised for mild early gains on their return from a week-long holiday, supported by a surge in Hong Kong-listed names and easing concerns about regulatory headwinds for the nation’s battered tech sector.

Critics are questioning the coalition government’s legitimacy after another session of Parliament had to be abandoned due to lack of a quorum on Friday (Feb 4).

The announcements Friday by TotalEnergies and Chevron have swelled the ranks of foreign firms that have quit Myanmar after the February military coup.

South-East Asian foreign ministers concluded a special meeting on the political crisis in Myanmar on Friday, at which several countries were expected to advocate a tougher response to the ruling military's failure to follow an agreed peace roadmap.